Looks like at least Farnell Germany might have the app bundle available soon?
http://de.farnell.com/rohde-schwarz/rtb-pk1/software-bundle-oszilloskope/dp/2723131?ost=RTB-PK1.02&selectedCategoryId=&categoryNameResp=Alle&searchView=table&iscrfnonsku=false
Thank's! That looks good. But it's a software only bundle. Better than nothing.
Two days ago I asked R&S about the early adopter bundle for Europe and they are moving the question to some sales office...
The complete bundle (RTB2004 OSCILLOSCOPE 4 CHANNEL, 300MHz PROMOTIONAL PACKAGE) is for 5500,- Euro + VAT. Compare that to $ 2080+VAT in the US?
http://de.farnell.com/rohde-schwarz/rtb2k-com4-launch-edition/rtb2004-complete-bundle-300-mhz/dp/2723153?categoryId=700000005797&searchView=table&iscrfnonsku=false
To: Mike
I watched your teardown and remembered your comments on the beeper. Turns out you can set the beeper to beep on trigger.
From pg. 181 of the manual, Remote Control Commands
SYSTem:BEEPer:TRIG:STATe
Enables or disables the beep if a trigger occurs.
Parameters:
<TriggerBeep> ON | OFF
I was under the impression that there is a button / menu choice for all commands, but I have no way to test my assumption. yet
Starting today they are listed by Elpav (Italian distributor):
http://elpav.it/pagina_oscilloscopi.htm
RTB2002 (70MHz 2Ch) euro 1.250,00
RTBM2004 (70MHz 4Ch) euro 1.900,00
RTB-221 (up 100MHz 2Ch) euro 275,00
RTB-222 (up 200MHz 2Ch) euro 895,00
RTB-223 (up 300MHz 2Ch) euro 1.700,00
RTB-241 (up 100MHz 4Ch) euro 225,00
RTB-242 (up 200MHz 4Ch) euro 745,00
RTB-243 (up 300MHz 2Ch) euro 1.750,00
RTB-B1 (up to MSO) euro 700,00
RTB-B6 (gen. arb. 25MHz) euro 700,00
No mention of decode options cost
To: Mike
I watched your teardown and remembered your comments on the beeper. Turns out you can set the beeper to beep on trigger.
From pg. 181 of the manual, Remote Control Commands
SYSTem:BEEPer:TRIG:STATe
Enables or disables the beep if a trigger occurs.
Parameters:
<TriggerBeep> ON | OFF
I was under the impression that there is a button / menu choice for all commands, but I have no way to test my assumption. yet
This does work, and it is persistent across power cycles, However it's extremely quiet - if you have something next to it with a more noisy fan you can barely hear it. On the plus side you can leave it on and it won't be annoying
Haven't seen it in any menus, and don't think there is a way to enter SCPI on the scope - you can do it via the web interface.
Incidentally I just noticed that interfacing is via USB OR Ethernet, but can't have both enabled at the same time, and it's not smart enough to auto-swap to ethernet if USB is not plugged in.
I did a port scan and looks like HTTP is the only service on Ethernet.
To: Mike
I watched your teardown and remembered your comments on the beeper. Turns out you can set the beeper to beep on trigger.
From pg. 181 of the manual, Remote Control Commands
SYSTem:BEEPer:TRIG:STATe
Enables or disables the beep if a trigger occurs.
Parameters:
<TriggerBeep> ON | OFF
I was under the impression that there is a button / menu choice for all commands, but I have no way to test my assumption. yet
This does work, and it is persistent across power cycles, However it's extremely quiet - if you have something next to it with a more noisy fan you can barely hear it. On the plus side you can leave it on and it won't be annoying
Haven't seen it in any menus, and don't think there is a way to enter SCPI on the scope - you can do it via the web interface.
Incidentally I just noticed that interfacing is via USB OR Ethernet, but can't have both enabled at the same time, and it's not smart enough to auto-swap to ethernet if USB is not plugged in.
I did a port scan and looks like HTTP is the only service on Ethernet.
To: Mike
I watched your teardown and remembered your comments on the beeper. Turns out you can set the beeper to beep on trigger.
From pg. 181 of the manual, Remote Control Commands
SYSTem:BEEPer:TRIG:STATe
Enables or disables the beep if a trigger occurs.
Parameters:
<TriggerBeep> ON | OFF
I was under the impression that there is a button / menu choice for all commands, but I have no way to test my assumption. yet
This does work, and it is persistent across power cycles, However it's extremely quiet - if you have something next to it with a more noisy fan you can barely hear it. On the plus side you can leave it on and it won't be annoying
Haven't seen it in any menus, and don't think there is a way to enter SCPI on the scope - you can do it via the web interface.
Incidentally I just noticed that interfacing is via USB OR Ethernet, but can't have both enabled at the same time, and it's not smart enough to auto-swap to ethernet if USB is not plugged in.
I did a port scan and looks like HTTP is the only service on Ethernet.
Just wait, some dude will come out with a "hack" that puts a whacking great buzzer on it! (won't be me!)
Starting today they are listed by Elpav (Italian distributor):
http://elpav.it/pagina_oscilloscopi.htm
RTB2002 (70MHz 2Ch) euro 1.250,00
RTBM2004 (70MHz 4Ch) euro 1.900,00
RTB-221 (up 100MHz 2Ch) euro 275,00
RTB-222 (up 200MHz 2Ch) euro 895,00
RTB-223 (up 300MHz 2Ch) euro 1.700,00
RTB-241 (up 100MHz 4Ch) euro 225,00
RTB-242 (up 200MHz 4Ch) euro 745,00
RTB-243 (up 300MHz 2Ch) euro 1.750,00
RTB-B1 (up to MSO) euro 700,00
RTB-B6 (gen. arb. 25MHz) euro 700,00
Why would the 4-channel upgrades to 100 or 200 MHz be less expensive than the corresponding 2-channel upgrades??
Or do I have to buy them both, e.g. RTB-222 to upgrade the first 2 channels to 200 MHz, plus RTB-242 to upgrade the other two channels?
Don't get me wrong, the RTB2000 are perfectly usable scopes, but lack the fun of using the Agilent/Keysight infiniivision scopes. On the dated MSO5000/6000 series, turning the dedicated intensity knob brought up a vu-meter style popup indicating the intensity level. One may believe that the needle and the knob are linked with gears, there's zero lag. The same goes for the timebase knob: Spinning the timebase knob makes you forget that you're operating a DSO, it's as fast as with a good old analog 'scope. Perhaps I'm kinda spoiled, but that's what I expect from DSOs these days. Agilent managed to do it with a PowerPC CPU and an ASIC 10 years ago, so it shouldn't be rocket science today...
Starting today they are listed by Elpav (Italian distributor):
http://elpav.it/pagina_oscilloscopi.htm
RTB2002 (70MHz 2Ch) euro 1.250,00
RTBM2004 (70MHz 4Ch) euro 1.900,00
RTB-221 (up 100MHz 2Ch) euro 275,00
RTB-222 (up 200MHz 2Ch) euro 895,00
RTB-223 (up 300MHz 2Ch) euro 1.700,00
RTB-241 (up 100MHz 4Ch) euro 225,00
RTB-242 (up 200MHz 4Ch) euro 745,00
RTB-243 (up 300MHz 2Ch) euro 1.750,00
RTB-B1 (up to MSO) euro 700,00
RTB-B6 (gen. arb. 25MHz) euro 700,00
No mention of decode options cost
Don't get me wrong, the RTB2000 are perfectly usable scopes, but lack the fun of using the Agilent/Keysight infiniivision scopes. On the dated MSO5000/6000 series, turning the dedicated intensity knob brought up a vu-meter style popup indicating the intensity level. One may believe that the needle and the knob are linked with gears, there's zero lag. The same goes for the timebase knob: Spinning the timebase knob makes you forget that you're operating a DSO, it's as fast as with a good old analog 'scope. Perhaps I'm kinda spoiled, but that's what I expect from DSOs these days. Agilent managed to do it with a PowerPC CPU and an ASIC 10 years ago, so it shouldn't be rocket science today...
I still use my Agilent 54622D scope a lot more than my Rigol MSO2702A. It boots very fast. It can trigger CAN, LIN, SPI, i2c, pattern... even USB on CH1, CH2 and any of the 16 digital channels. It lacks color and serial DECODE, but for a 15 year old scope, it is amazing. And as Lukas says, the vu-meter intensity indicator works very well. You can buy used units on eBay for around $250-$300 and they are usually in a good shape. Digital probe cable is missing on most of these items, but you can get replacements also on eBay for little money.
Ordered from the Canadian site, and the order went through! Only to get an email today from Newark that the order has been cancelled due to "export restrictions".
Fail #2.
You can buy used units on eBay for around $250-$300 and they are usually in a good shape. Digital probe cable is missing on most of these items, but you can get replacements also on eBay for little money.
3) Not sure how you do the next part, to ensure just one capture in a single record
3) Not sure how you do the next part, to ensure just one capture in a single recordTrigger Mode: NORMAL
3) Not sure how you do the next part, to ensure just one capture in a single recordTrigger Mode: NORMALThat only gives you the last record. You need segmented to capture multiple records